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- guh this page drove me insane and I had pretty bad artblock during it, which delayed it a fair bit, but it's finally done.
If you want to hear the beautiful voice of the Tasmanian Devil, as well as the reason for their name, there are many youtube videos but this one is my favourite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AU7AtY-js

I still think they're cute, though.

About the contagious illness - this is Devil Facial Tumor Disease, a deadly disease that for some reason only effects them and nothing else. It's highly contagious amongst them and is the number one thing threatening them today.

Yaaay I always love it when Hobart gets more screentime! And I was hoping you'd discuss Tasmanian devils, they are beyond adorable. (Although Hobart also looks quite angelic in that last panel)

[bio-nerd warning]
I remember discussing DFTD in one of my bachelor courses, because it's very rare for cancerous cells to be contagious between individuals. It is thought that DFTD is unique to Tasmanian devils because they're all pretty much genetically identical to each other, so they can't perceive the cancerous cells as "foreign".

Commenting because of Tasmanian Devils.
Firstly, their name wasn't just chosen because of the sound they make, but also because when they're fighting their ears turn red and become the easiest part of them to see in the dark.

Secondly, my sister developed a test for DFTD during her phd, it's more accurate then the previous test they were using and it takes minutes instead of days, both things which make it much easier to set up disease-free communities of devils.

Another interesting note, due to devil populations being so low due to DFTD, Tassie Devils are breeding more often and younger than normally.